The Allied Arts Council announced the finalists for the fifth, annual St. Joe’s Got Talent Thursday.

The community voted on 17 acts including vocal performances, singer/songwriters, drummers, musicians, and dancers. This year all of the contestants advanced to the live show, but also had the chance to win live television spots! The contestants include (in no particular order) Mykal Duncan, Austin Wethered, Gabriel Barton, James Kindred, Marcus Whitmill, Deir Montiel Dominguez, Benjamin Johnson, Jake Southard, Sky Lux and Maxwell Hudson, RiverSong, Odyssey, Ashlyn Ford, Spincycle (Spencer Kerns), Brandon Kusilek and Grace Chester, Jae Kerns, Mary Beth Rosenauer, and Western Appeal.

On March 21 at 7:00 p.m. the finalists perform on the Missouri Theater stage. Each act will have up to five minutes to perform before judges and a live audience.

Four awards will be given: First Place, Second Place and Third Place, to be determined by the judges; and the People’s Choice Award.

The First Place winner receives $250, and a chance to perform on the Family Stage or City Stage at the 2015 Trails West!® festival.

To determine the People’s Choice Award there will be a jar for each contestant and the audience will cast their votes by putting money into the jar of their favorite contestant. At the end of the night, the act with the most money wins the People’s Choice Award. The winner of the People’s Choice Award also receives $250. Bring your friends, family and entire fan club to vote for you. Don’t forget to remind them to bring their change, dollars, and checkbooks!

Admission for St. Joe’s Got Talent is $5 for adults, children 10 and under $3. All proceeds from the night’s event benefit the Arts Fund Campaign, which raises money for the Allied Arts Council, Creative Arts Productions, Performing Arts Association, RiverSong, St. Joseph Community Chorus, and the Saint Joseph Symphony.